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Series
HM Treasury: Central Area: Organisation, Information Technology and Management Services...
Catalogue reference: T 627
What's it about?
T 627
The records in this series concern the Rayner Scrutinies of Treasury business areas that subsequently became part of the Treasury's remit for value for money and the Financial Management Initiative.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 627
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Title (The name of the record)
- HM Treasury: Central Area: Organisation, Information Technology and Management Services (OIM) file prefix: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1984
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series concern the Rayner Scrutinies of Treasury business areas that subsequently became part of the Treasury's remit for value for money and the Financial Management Initiative.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged chronologically in file prefix order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- OIM
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Treasury, Central Unit, 1975-1986
- Treasury, Establishment and Organisation Group, 1985-1994
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2015 Treasury
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Computing
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1983 to 1997
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Records Collection Policy - s 3.1.1 - records that illustrate the government's role in the management of the UK economy. Very few files have been selected. Records not selected concern routine central area facilities, financial management, organisation and personnel matters relating to Treasury.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The records were created by the Establishment and Organisation Group - part of the Central Area of the Treasury organisation. They were probably held by the Principal responsible for the internal audit function.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14738690/
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